Samsung R225 User Guide

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Charging a Battery
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion
battery. A travel adapter is provided with your phone.
Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your
local SAMSUNG dealer for further details.
The phone can be used while the battery is charging.
Note: You must fully charge the battery before using
your phone for the first time. A discharged
battery is fully recharged in approximately
120 minutes.
1.  With the battery in position on the phone connect
the lead from the travel adapter to the bottom of
the phone. Check that the arrow on the lead
connector is facing towards the front of the phone.
2.  Connect the adapter to a standard AC wall outlet.
When the battery is charging, the battery icon 
in the top right-hand corner of the display fills
repeatedly.
Note: Do not remove the battery from the phone
while the travel adapter is connected to the
phone.
3.  When charging is finished, disconnect the adapter
from the power outlet and from the phone by
pressing the grey tabs on both sides of the
connector and pulling the connector out.
Low Battery Indicator
When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of
talk time remain, you will hear a warning tone and a
message will be repeated at regular intervals on the
display:
When the battery becomes too weak for the phone
to operate, the phone switches off automatically.
** Warning **
Battery Low 
						

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4.  When you wish to switch the phone off, hold 
down for more than two seconds.
Switching the Phone On/Off
1.  Hold down  for more than one second to
switch the phone on.
Note: If “Insert SIM Card” appears on the display,
please check that the SIM card is correctly
inserted. The phone requires a 3 V SIM card.
Please contact your service provider if you
experience any problems.  
2.  If the phone asks for a password, key in the
password and press the OKsoft key. The phone
password is factory set to 0000. For further
details, see page 103.
3.  If the phone asks for a PIN, key in the PIN and
press the OKsoft key. For further details, see
page 104.
The phone searches for your network and when it
finds it, the idle screen, illustrated below, is
displayed.
Note: The display language is determined by the
SIM card inserted. To change the language,
use the Languagemenu option (4-1-3); for
further details, refer to page 77.
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Call Functions
Making a Call
When the idle screen is displayed, key in the area
code and phone number and press  .
Note: If you have set the Auto Redialoption (4-1-7) to
ON(see page 79) and the person called does not
answer or the line is busy, the number is
redialed automatically up to ten times.
Making International Calls
1.  Press and hold down the  key. 
The + international prefix appears.
2.  Key in the country code, area code and phone
number and press  .
Correcting the Number
To clear... Then...
The last digit Press the ❙!soft key.
displayed
Any other digit Press the  or  key 
in the number until the cursor (❘) is immedia-
tely to the right of the digit to
be cleared. Press the ❙!soft
key. You can also insert a
missing digit simply by pressing
the appropriate key.
The whole display Hold down the ❙!soft key for
more than one second.
Ending a Call
When you have finished your call, briefly press  .
Making a Call from the Phonebook
You can store the names and phone numbers of the
people you call regularly in the SIM card memory,
called the phonebook. You then simply select the
required name to recall the associated number. For
further details on the Phonebook feature, refer to
page 41.
You can also quickly dial the numbers stored in SIM
locations 2 to 9, simply by holding down the
corresponding number key.
Redialing the Last Number
The phone stores the last 10 numbers dialed. To
recall any of these numbers, proceed as follows.
1.  If there are any characters on the display, press
the  key to return to the idle mode.
2.  Press the  key to access the list of the last
numbers dialed.
3.  Use the  and  keys to scroll through the
numbers until the required number is displayed.
4.  Press the  key to dial the number displayed. 
						

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Answering or Rejecting a Call
When somebody calls you, the phone rings and the
phone icon in the middle of the screen flashes.
If the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone
number (or name if stored in your phonebook) is
displayed. If the caller cannot be identified, only the
phone icon flashes. 
Answering a Call
There are two ways to answer an incoming call.
• Press the Acceptsoft key, or  key.
• When theAny-Key Answer menu option is set to
ON, press any key, except       or the Rejectsoft 
key.
Rejecting a Call
To reject a call, press  or the Rejectsoft key.
Adjusting the Volume
During a call, if you wish to adjust the earpiece
volume, use the  or  keys.
In idle mode, you can access the Write Messages
menu option by using the  key. 
With the         key, you can view the PhoneBook lists
directly from idle mode.
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Accept    Reject
Caller’s name or
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Editing a Missed Call Number
1. Press the Optionssoft key.
2. Press  or  to highlight the Pasteoption.
3. Press the Selectsoft key.
4. Change the number as required. Press  or
to move back through the number.
5.To... Then press the...
Call the number  key.
Store the numberSavesoft key and enter 
the name and location
required (for further
details, refer to page 41).
Deleting a Missed Call
1. Press the Optionssoft key.
2. Press  or  to highlight the Deleteoption.
3. Press the Selectsoft key.
You can press  at any time to exit the Missed Call
feature.
Note: You can access the Missed Call feature at any
time by selecting the Missed Callsmenu option
(1-1); for further details, see page 59.
Viewing Missed Calls
If you are unable to answer a call for any reason, you
can find out who was calling you, provided that this
service is available. In this way, you can call the
person back, if necessary. 
The number of missed calls is displayed on the idle
screen immediately after the call was missed.
To view the missed call immediately, proceed as
follows.
1. Press the Viewsoft key.
The number corresponding to the most recent
missed call is displayed, if available.
2.To... Then press the...
Scroll through the or  key.
missed calls
Call the number displayed key.
Edit or delete a missedOptionssoft key
call number (see opposite).
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In-Call Options
Your phone provides a number of control functions
that you can use during a call. To access these
functions during a call, press the Optionssoft key.
Switching the Microphone Off (Mute)
You can temporarily switch your phone’s microphone
off, so that the other party cannot hear you.
Example
:  You wish to say something to another
person in the room but do not want the
other party to hear you.
To switch the microphone off temporarily, proceed as
follows.
1. Press the Optionssoft key.
2.  Press  or  to highlight the Muteoption.
3. Press the OKsoft key.
Your correspondent can no longer hear you.
To switch the microphone back on, proceed as
follows.
1. Press the Optionssoft key.
2.  Press  or  to highlight the Unmute
option.
3. Press the OKsoft key.
Your correspondent can hear you again.
Searching for a Number in the Phonebook
You can search for a number in the phonebook during
a call.
1. Press the Optionssoft key.
2.  Press  or  to highlight the Phonebook
option.
3. Press the OKsoft key.
4.  Enter the start of the name that you wish to find
and press the Findsoft key.
Note:You can also scroll through the phonebook
from the beginning, by pressing the Find
soft key directly.
The phonebook entries are listed, starting with
the first entry matching your input. This entry is
also highlighted.
5.  To view the highlighted entry, press the View soft
key.
For a more detailed description of the Phonebook
feature, refer to page 41. 
						

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Putting a Call on Hold
You can place the current call on hold whenever you
want. You can make another call while you have a
call in progress if this service is supported by the
network. Of these two calls, one is active and the
other is on hold and you can swap between the calls.
To place a call on hold, press the Optionssoft key,
and select the Holdoption. You can reactivate the
call whenever you want, by pressing the Retrieve
soft key.
To make a call while you have a call in progress,
proceed as follows.
1.  Key in the phone number that you wish to dial or
look it up in the phonebook.
2.  Press  to dial the second call. 
The first call is automatically put on hold.
Or alternatively, proceed as follows.
1.  Put the current call on hold by pressing the
Optionssoft key and selecting the Holdoption.
2.  Make the second call in the normal way.
To swap between the two calls, simply press the
Swapsoft key.
The current call is placed on hold and the call on
hold is reactivated so that you can continue
conversing with the other party.
When you have finished, end each call normally by
pressing .
Answering a Second Call
You can answer an incoming call while you have a
call in progress, if this service is supported by the
network and you have set the Call Waitingmenu
option (4-2-2) to Activate(see page 84). You will be
notified of an incoming call by a call waiting tone.
To answer a call while you have a call in progress,
proceed as follows.
1.  Press  to answer the incoming call. 
The first call is automatically put on hold.
2.  To switch between the two calls, press the Swap
soft key.
To end a held call, press the Optionssoft key and
select the End held call option.
3.  To end the current call, press  .
You are automatically switched back to any held
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Making a Multiparty Call
A multiparty call is a network service that allows
up to six people to take part simultaneously in a
multiparty or conference call. For more information,
contact your service provider.
Setting up the Multiparty Call
1.  Call the first participant in the normal way.
2.  Call the second participant in the normal way. 
The first call is automatically put on hold.
3.  To join the first participant to the multiparty call,
press the Optionssoft key and select the Join
option.
4.  To add a new person to the multiparty call, call
the person in the normal way, then press the
Optionssoft key and select the Joinoption.
You can add incoming callers by answering the call
and pressing Options, followed by Join. Repeat as
required.
Having a Private Conversation With One
Participant
1.  Press the Optionssoft key and choose the
Select oneoption. 
The list of call participants appears.2.  Highlight the required person, by pressing 
or , followed by .
3.  Select Private. 
Now you can talk privately with that person. The
other participants can continue to converse with
each other.
4.  To return to the multiparty call, press the Options
soft key and select Join. 
All the multiparty call participants can now hear
each other.
Dropping One Participant
1.  Press the Optionssoft key and choose the
Select oneoption. 
The list of call participants appears.
2.  Highlight the required person, by pressing 
or , followed by  .
3.  Select the Remove soft key. 
The call is ended with that participant, but you
can continue to talk with the other participants.
4.  End the multiparty call by pressing 
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Muting/Sending Key Tones
These options allow you to turn the key tones off or
on. If the Mute keysoption is selected, your phone
does not transmit the key tones. 
Note: To communicate with answering machines or
computerised telephony systems, the Send
keysoption must be selected.
Using the SMS Service
If you receive an SMS (Short Message Service)
message during a call, the message icon ( )
appears in the display.
After you have finished your call, you can read the
message; refer to page 63 for further details.
Note: You can also read or write a new SMS
message during a call.
Entering Text
When storing a name in the phonebook, creating
your personal greeting or scheduling events in your
calendar, you will need to enter text.
You are provided with the following text input
modes.
T9 mode
This mode allows you to enter words with only one
keystroke per letter. Each key on the keypad has
more than one letter – when you press the  key
once, J, K or L may be displayed. The T9mode
automatically compares your keystrokes with an
internal linguistic dictionary to determine the correct
word, thus requiring far fewer keystrokes than the
traditional ABCmode.
ABC mode
This mode allows you to enter letters by pressing the
key labelled with the required letter once, twice or
three times until the letter is displayed.
Number mode
This mode allows you to enter numbers.
Symbolic mode
This mode allows you to enter special characters.
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Changing the Text Input Mode
1. When you are in a field that allows characters to
be entered, you will notice the text input mode
indicator in the lower right corner of the display.
Save              ABC
2. Press the right soft key. 
The modes available are displayed. 
3. Scroll to the required mode, then press the Select
soft key. 
Using the T9 Mode
The T9 predictive text input mode allows you to enter
words easily with a minimum of key presses. As you
press each key, the phone selects a letter that makes
up the word that it thinks you are typing, based on a
built-in dictionary. As a new letter is added, the word
changes based on the key that you have pressed.
1.  When you are in the T9 predictive text input
mode, start entering a word by pressing keys 
to  . Press each key only once for one letter. 
Example
:  to enter HELLO in the T9 Englishmode,
press , ,  ,  and  .
The word that you are typing appears in the display.
It may change with each key that you press.
2.  Enter the whole word before editing or deleting
any keystrokes.
3.  If the word is correct, start entering the next
word. 
Otherwise, press  repeatedly to display
alternate word choices for the keys that you have
pressed. 
Example
:  OF and ME both share the sequence
,  . The phone displays the
most commonly used choice first.
4.  Complete each word with a space by pressing
the key.
To type words not found in the T9 mode, change the
text input mode to the ABC mode.
To delete letters, press  . Press and hold down
to erase entire words.
Text input mode
indicator:
ABC: ABC mode
NUM: Number mode
: T9 mode
SYM: Symbolic mode